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Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
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Thursday, January 8 2009

Bret Hart: A Real Life in a Cartoon World

In a surreal world dedicated to a uniquely haphazard and comically inept breed of pretense, Bret Hart’s appeal was simple: he made everything seem 'real'.


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